COMMUNITY calendar
Reserve
• April 4, 11, 18, 25 and May 2,
9, 16 and 23 for an eight-week bridge course called: Planning the Play – The Next Level: Taking Precautions. Instructor Ray Malone will cover planning safety plays, keeping the danger hand off lead, retaining trump control, avoiding ruffs and trump promotion and planning your play to trick1. The curriculum will be taken from the bridge book, “Planning the Play: The Next Level,” by Barbara Seagram and David Bird. An adult teaching model will be used. The course will be held at the BIS Hall, North River Road, Charlottetown. All Bridge players interested in improving their game are invited. The cost is a sliding scale based on the number of tables. For more information or to register, contact ray.teaches.bridge@gmail.com or call 902-368-8416.
• Saturday, April 6 (storm date: April 7), 8:30-11:30 a.m., for the second annual Pancakes for Parkinson fundraiser at the Malcolm Darrach Community Centre, 1 Avonlea Dr., East Royalty, put on by the P.E.I. Parkinson Association and the East Royalty Lions Club. In addition to breakfast, there will be 50-50 tickets for sale and fresh tulips from VANCO. Admission is a cash donation at the door. For information, email peiparkinsonassiciation@gmail.com
Fundraiser
• The seventh annual Moo Let’s Talk Day is March 22, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., at two P.E.I. locations: 150 Queen St., Charlottetown and COWS Creamery, 12 Milky Way Blvd. On March 22, 100 per cent of ice cream sales will be donated to the organization. Organizers are looking forward to seeing a great turnout at both locations and to continue conversations about mental health. More detailed information is at www.pei.cmha. ca or by calling CMHA P.E.I. at 902566-3034.
Community
• A complimentary community luncheon is at Hillcrest United Church, 50 Wood Island Hill, Montague, March 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy soup, sandwiches and dessert in a friendly setting. Stay for games and conversation. All ages are welcome. It is sponsored by Montague pastoral charge outreach committee.
• People are invited to get to know their neighbours, Monday and Friday, 10-11 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall. Coffee, tea and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats.
• P.E.I. Sociable Singles, a nonprofit, non-denominational, social group, provides separated, divorced, widowed and unmarried people 50 and over with an opportunity to get out of the house and participate in healthy group and social activities. Sociable Singles is not a dating club. The group socials are Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at Hillsborough Hall Community Centre, 199 Patterson Dr. Email sociable_singles@yahoo.com.
Courses, clinics, presentations
• The Milton Most Valuable People Project and Kidproofpei will host three March break workshops March 28 at Milton Community Hall. The courses are free for Miltonvale Park residents and offered at half the regular price for others. Miltonvale Park residents have priority in bookings. RSVP to Miltonmvps@gmail.com or call 902566-3154 by March 22. Following are the workshops: Safe Kids: 9-10 a.m., age 5-7 (minimum five students) with a Safe Kids Workbook ($15 for non-residents); Stranger Smarts: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., age seven to 10 (minimum five students), with a Strangers Smarts student book ($20 for non-residents); At Home Alone + First Aid, 1-5 p.m., age 10, with an At Home Alone Plus student book and wallet card ($25 for non-residents.
Crafting a Life You Love At Any Age, a fun, interactive presentation and discussion, is April 3, 1:303:30 p.m., at The Living Well, 96 Patterson Dr., Hillsborough Park. Facilitated by Jamie Feinberg, participants will learn a four-step system for designing a life to love based on values, strengths, current reality and what matters most in this phase of life. Some of the barriers that can keep people stuck and how to overcome them will also be discussed. A break with a snack is provided. To register, email rmd17csm@gmail.com. This is a scent-free event. There is no charge, but a food item donation for the monthly in-house food bank is appreciated.
• Free counselling services are available through a project sponsored by The Living Well. To speak to a qualified social worker about anxiety, loss, depression, separation, parenting or relationship issues, email 20tlwp23@gmail.com or call 902 330-2028.
• Yoga with Leone is Tuesdays, 9 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall with Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) and 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. The cost is $6 for Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others.
• Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes are Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Miltonvale Community Hall. The cost for Miltonvale Park
residents is $2/class and nonresidents are $5. Space is limited. Contact Miltonmvps@gmail.com.
• Seniors fitness classes with Michele Gallant are Mondays at Milton Community Hall.
Meetings
• TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays, 6:15 p.m. Contact Joyce, 902-368-2055.
• TOPS PE 5051 meets at Sherwood Hall, 56 Maple Ave., Charlottetown, on Tuesdays, 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Irene, 902-394-5188.
• T.O.P.S. #0694 Charlottetown meets Tuesdays at the Sherwood Community Centre (next to Cody Banks arena) on Maple Avenue in Charlottetown. Weigh-in starts at 7 p.m. with the meeting following (no meetings on statutory holidays or days when school is cancelled due to weather). Call Ellen 902213-0337. New members are welcome.
• The Cornwall Tops PE906 will meet every Thursday at 10 a.m. in the basement of St. Francis of Church, Cornwall. For information, call Pat at 902-675-3870.
Games
• Bingo is played at the Seniors
Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre at UPEI, Fridays, 1:30 p.m.
• Cards are at Hampshire Hall with 14 rounds of bid auction/45s starting promptly at 7:30 p.m. each Saturday.
• Card play 45s singles is at the Tracadie Community Centre, Mondays, 7 p.m. The cost is $7 per person with cash prizes and a 50-50 draw.
• Cards are at the Uigg Community Centre, Mondays, 7 p.m.
• Bridge is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
• Euchre is played at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Tuesdays, 1 p.m.
• The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets weekly in the seniors' room at the Cornwall Civic Centre. Cribbage and Auction are Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., Contract Bridge is Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., and Skip Bo is Thursdays, 1 p.m. Admission for all activities is $2. Call Ernie at 902393-2531.
Games
• Cards are at the Cotton Centre in Stratford on Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.
• Tuesday night Progressive 45s is played at St. Joachim's Hall, Vernon River, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7. There is a jackpot and light lunch. Partners are recommended.
• Card parties (Auction) are Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at the Seniors Club, North Rustico. Call Genny Gallant, 902-360-2067.
• Scrabble is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
• Crokinole and cards are Wednesdays, 1 p.m., at the New London community complex. Admission is $5.
• Card games are Wednesdays at the Jack Blanchard Hall in Charlottetown, 1:30 p.m.
• Crib games are Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, Stratford, presented by Stratford Lions.
• Auction card is in the church hall of St. Francis of Assisi in Cornwall, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
• St. Louis Community Centre card game – 45s – is Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. The fee is $10 per person with cash prizes. Come with a partner.
• Auction is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Thursdays, 1 p.m.
• Thursday night cribbage, organized by the Knights of Columbus, is in the basement of St. Pius X church, Charlottetown, 7 p.m. Bring a partner.